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Story byWMBD PeoriaKurt PeglerFri, January 23, 2026 at 5:16 AM UTC·1 min readPEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Metamora outscored visiting Morton 20-9 in the fourth quarter and rallied to beat the top-ranked Potters, 46-37, in Mid-Illini Conference girls basketball on Thursday. Sophomore Leah Koster scored 24 points to lead the Redbirds (18-7, 6-3). Metamora trailed Morton 28-26 after three quarters then scored 13 of its 20 fourth-quarter points from the free throw line. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMorton (18-4, 8-1), which moved into the top spot in the class 3A state poll last week after beating then-No.

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1 Washington, got 17 points from Abby VanMeenen and 15 from Paige Selke. Addy Wooden scored 10 and Baylie Nena added nine points for the Redbirds.
Morton hosts third-ranked Galesburg on Saturday. Other girls basketball winners Thursday included Canton, Central Catholic, Tri-Valley and Eureka.
Tri-Valley will play Eureka in Saturday’s title game of the McLean County/Heart of Illinois Conference Tournament after winning semifinal games Thursday. Boys basketball winners included Morton, Dee-Mack, Tri-Valley and North Fulton. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCopyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc.
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